The best herbs to grow in your garden aren't the ones you use the most. Here's why.
Mark Diacono is about to embark on creating a herb garden — here's what he's going to grow.
Mark Diacono is an award-winning farmer and writer who grows edibles, usual and unusual, at his home in Devon — www.otterfarm.co.uk.
Mark Diacono is about to embark on creating a herb garden — here's what he's going to grow.
Point one: they're not artichokes, and they're not from Jerusalem, says Mark Diacono.
If you want the best alliums, you have to grow them yourself. Mark Diacono explains how to go about it.
In years of growing all sorts of different types of squash, Mark Diacono has formed strong opinions on the best varieties to try. Here he shares his wisdom.
Yes, you can grow peaches in Britain — so long as you know a few simple tips. Mark Diacono explains more.
Mark Diacono explains everything you need to know about gooseberries, the fruit 'that's really two fruits in one'.
Mark Diacono shares his tips on the surprisingly simple yet hugely rewarding art of growing courgettes.
Mark Diacono shares his expertise with peas, from how to keep pests at bay to the fast-growing varieties he once used to outsmart Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Kale grows easily, produces a huge amount of food — and looks good while it's growing. Mark Diacono shares his tips on how to grow it in your garden this year.
Growing plants specifically to harvest their roots takes faith, patience and nerve, explains Mark Diacono, but it's well worth the effort.
April Fool's Day occasionally brings the first sight of lustful asparagus, but to save a few quid you'll have to wait...
Mark Diacono picks his favourite plums — and their close relatives, damsons, mirabelles, bullaces and gages.
Mark Diacono teaches us how to grow garlic.
We associate chillies with hot climates, but they can be grown on these shores — Mark Diacono explains how.
Mark Diacono hasn't eaten a fresh apricot from a supermarket in years — here are his tips on how to grow them for yourself.
Mark Diacono tells us his top salads to plant to accompany barbecues this summer season.
If you pick the right variety and get the conditions spot on, you'll be eating your own grapes under the shade of your own vine in three years, says Mark Diacono.
Mark Diacono explains why mint is for even the incurably incompetent horticultural enthusiast.